Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Patterns of Inheritance

Students learn the anatomy and physiology of the human heart through text readings, illustrated diagrams, and self-checking review questions at the end.

Students learn the overall function of the human lungs, and then summarize the blood flow pattern associated with the lungs.

Focus on the physiology of the urinary system, and discover that different parts of the nephron utilize specific processes to produce urine: filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. Learn how each of these processes works and where they...

Learn about the anatomy and the various steps in the life cycle of an erythrocyte, and find out about the composition and function of hemoglobin.

Students learn about the location and anatomy of the thyroid gland as well as the hormones produced by the gland and how they affect body functions.

Students learn about the location and structure of the adrenal glands, and find out the physiological effects of the hormones produced there.

Students learn about the organs with a secondary endocrine function, the hormones they produce, and the effects on human physiology.

Students will find out about the three major classes of hormones on the basis of chemical structure, and learn the role they play in human physiology.

Students learn about cardiac muscles and the electrical activity that helps them function to pump blood throughout the body.

Study the embryological development of heart structures including the five regions of the fetal heart with these learning exercises.